Synonyms: mention, quotation, reference, citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit
Definition: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Usage: the student's essay failed to list several important citations; the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book; the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
Similar words: annotation, notation, note
Definition: a comment or instruction (usually added)
Usage: his notes were appended at the end of the article; he added a short notation to the address on the envelope
Synonyms: summon, summons, cite
Definition: call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Definition: order, request, or command to come
Usage: She was called into the director's office; Call the police!
Synonyms: abduce, adduce, cite
Definition: advance evidence for
Similar words: bear witness, prove, show, testify, evidence
Definition: provide evidence for
Usage: The blood test showed that he was the father; Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Definition: commend
Usage: he was cited for his outstanding achievements
Similar words: notice, acknowledge
Definition: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
Usage: He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway; She acknowledged his complement with a smile; it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing
Definition: repeat a passage from
Usage: He quoted the Bible to her
Similar words: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell
Definition: to say, state, or perform again
Usage: She kept reiterating her request
Definition: refer to for illustration or proof
Usage: He said he could quote several instances of this behavior
Similar words: name, cite, bring up, advert, mention, refer
Definition: make reference to
Usage: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Synonyms: name, cite, bring up, advert, mention, refer
Definition: make reference to
Usage: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Similar words: have in mind, think of, mean
Definition: intend to refer to
Usage: I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France; Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
Definition: refer to
Usage: he referenced his colleagues' work
Similar words: compose, write, indite, pen
Definition: produce a literary work
Usage: She composed a poem; He wrote four novels